December 13, 2006

billy in nashville

As of about right now, there is a statue of Billy Graham just down the street from my office. I can't see it from my window, but I did have the opportunity to attend the unveiling ceremony and hear from several LifeWay folks, Nashville folks, Billy's grandson Will and Cliff Barrows. Memorable quote from Will:
Many of you have asked about how my grandfather and grandmother are doing. And the best way to describe it... is that they are... old.
Cliff reminisced about various crusades and led us in "How Great Thou Art." I really do appreciate the chance that I have in my job to experience historic occasions like this and be able to say, "I was there when..."

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